Cantor's quote to Billie Kent was, "Ever heard of Lucy Danzinger?" When she said no, Cantor replied, "The next one won't hear about you, either."

Not sure if you started watching the show from the start, but Lucy was Nucky's showgirl mistress/arm candy in Season One. After he encountered and ultimately set his focus on Margaret (back when she was still Margaret Schroeder), Nucky quickly became bored with Lucy, dropping her altogether in favor of Margaret.

Cantor is upset with Nucky because Nucky selfishly strong-arms Cantor into the male lead role alongside Billie Kent in the "The Naughty Virgin". Cantor - an honest guy who was also working his own way up the showbiz ranks - had a lucrative contract with another show which Nucky effectively forced him to renege on, all because Nucky is now obsessed with Billie.

As Nucky screwed Cantor over, Cantor took a subtle shot at Nucky with the comment about Lucy. It was a little bit of foreshadowing about what may lie in store for Billie.

Kinda wish Gillian would go away at this point. Her character's really doing nothing to advance the plot (not now at least).

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Don't know why anyone would want Jimmy back. Michael Pitt was mediocre and made much of the show unwatchable. I'm finally back to regularly watching it now that he's gone. Gillian's just crazy. Yay for that.

And Nucky cheating on Margaret can't have been a surprise to her. I didn't get the impression they've exactly heated up the bedroom at any point in recent time, so she must've known a man of his position would be getting some kind of action somewhere else. She's not that naive anymore. I think the whole caught in the act thing is what made it different.

meecrofilm wrote:Kinda wish Gillian would go away at this point. Her character's really doing nothing to advance the plot (not now at least).

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Don't know why anyone would want Jimmy back. Michael Pitt was mediocre and made much of the show unwatchable. I'm finally back to regularly watching it now that he's gone. Gillian's just crazy. Yay for that.

And Nucky cheating on Margaret can't have been a surprise to her. I didn't get the impression they've exactly heated up the bedroom at any point in recent time, so she must've known a man of his position would be getting some kind of action somewhere else. She's not that naive anymore. I think the whole caught in the act thing is what made it different.

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Jimmy was one of the few "good" guys left, at least up until he killed the Commodore. I almost feel bad for him thanks to his mother and the things she's done to him. I agree I don't think he's coming back but he played the character pretty good.

I haven't watched this week's episode yet, but it certainly seems to me that this season is lacking in terms of real, central dramatic tension to keep things focused and the plot moving forward. I know there's the Gyp Rosetti feud, but that pales in comparison to the Nucky/Jimmy showdown that ran through last season.

Other than a few episodes towards the end of last season, Boardwalk's been a "Well, I'll watch when I get around to it" type of show for me. The acting is usually top-notch, it's interesting to see both the historical era and various historical personages portrayed in such a detailed way, and there is usually a healthy dose of entertaining nudity and violence. However, I've never had that burning desire to see the next episode because I can't stand waiting to see what happens.

I feel like this episode would have been better had the previous episode not also been slow... it was a lot of character development kind of stuff... which is fine... but at some point you'd like to see business pick back up.

Last night was pretty good. In every season of this show, there is always a point where it gets so slow that I am ready to stop watching, and then it picks up again (last night was a perfect example). One question that I have though...

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What does Van Alden need to repay those guys for, since they are making him provide them with 24 bottles of whiskey every week?

cheesesteakwithegg wrote:Last night was pretty good. In every season of this show, there is always a point where it gets so slow that I am ready to stop watching, and then it picks up again (last night was a perfect example). One question that I have though...

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What does Van Alden need to repay those guys for, since they are making him provide them with 24 bottles of whiskey every week?

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They took care of his dead-Treasury agent body several episodes. Thus, he has to work that debt off.

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I'm going to miss Billie Kent. I knew she was dead as soon as she got that Annuity agreement from Nucky.